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w, H. TAYLOR. v PIVOT MOUNTING'FOB PINS 0F BROOCHES AND THE LIKE.

APPLICATION FILED .MAII. 2I, I918 1,304,406. May 20,1919.

I II 1117M ATTOR N EY UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

' WILLIAM H. TAY'Lon,-'or r-no-vrnnnon, RHODE ISLAND.

: PIVQT-MOUNTING FOR PINS OF BROOCHES AND :IHE LIKE,

' Specification of Lettersv Patent. Patented 1\Ia,y 20, 1919.

. Application filed February 21, 1918. Serial No. 218,553.

.This invention has reference to pivoted .mountings for pins of broochesand the like,

and its object is to provide a form of cup; or housingfor. the pivotedor' hinged end of the pin which permits its manufacture of thin stockwithout liability. of'loosening the parts in use. I

In accordance with the invention,- the cup or, housing is such that itmay be drawn in, one piece from the stock employed, with one part of thehousing movablev with relation to the other parts to permit the locationof the hinge or pivot end of the pin in the cup or housing, and then byproperly closing the movable part, firmly lock the pin in the housing,with a freedom of' movement, when employed in a breast pin or brooch,permitting the fastening or unfastening of the pinv in the usual manner.

The invention will be best understood from a consideration of thefollowing detailed description, taken in connection with theaccompanying'drawingforming part of this specification, with thefurther'understanding that, while the drawing shows a practical form ofthe invention, the latter is not confined to any strict conformity withthe showing of thedrawing but may be changed and modified so long assuch changes and modifications. come within the scope. of the appendedclaims. a

In the drawing 2 I Figure 1 is a perspective view of the housingshowingthe small portion ofthe bar to which the housing is secured, andalso a portion of the pin shank in the open'position; u

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section of the housing shown in Fig. 1;

Figxsis' a section ongthe line 3-3- of Fig. 2;

Figs. 4 to 8 are'perspective views of housings differing in someparticulars from that shown in Fig. 1, and also differing in someparticulars from-each other.

Referring-to the drawing, and particularly'to Figs. 1, 2 and 3', thereis shown a housing 1 which in Fig. 1 is mounted on a bar 2, the latterbeing indicative of any suitable bar such as is used in a breast pin orbrooch. It is customary to make the housing 1 separate from the bar, andsubsequently solder it thereto. I

The housing comprises side members 3, top and bottom members 4 and 5respectively, and end members which'in' Figs. 1, 2 and 3 are indicatedat 6 and 7 respectively. At one end,.the housing is provided with anopening 8, and-this opening has a continuation 9 in to the correspondingend of the top 4. The interior of the housing is of; a height, breadthand thickness to snugly yet freely contain an eye 10' atone end of ashank 11, whichlatfter may be-taken asindicative of the usualfasteningpin for holding the bar 2 in place. The eye 10 of the pin 11 isshown as aflat circular eye, so that by engaging the top andbottomportions & and 5' and the end-portions 6'and 7, the pin 11 may be turnedabout the axis of the eye 10 as upon a pivot, and is prevented fromlateral movement b-ythe two sides 3.

The housing is a one-piece structure'which may be drawn from stock ofvery thin gage, say, about fourteenone-thousandths of an inch thick, thehousing itself being from one eighth of an inch to three-sixteenthsof aninch in-diameter. v

The side walls of the housing are integrally joined at the top andbottom and one end or at the bottom and both ends, thus producing areceptacle for the eye end of the pin which is particularlyresistant todistorting forces. One end of the housing or the top thereof is bendableto expose the interior of the housing to a; sufficient extent tointroduce the eye end of the point, after whichithe bendableportion ismoved against the sides ofthe housing to confine the eye or pivot end ofthe pin within the housing against accidental escape therefrom.

In Fig. 1 and associated figures, the end 7 is in 'the' form of a flapconstituting the bendable portion of the housing and also is shorterthan the height of the housing with its upper end constituting ashoulder against which the *pin 11 maybe brought into engagement beforethe free end of the pin is locked by the customary latch, thus puttingthe pin under a desirable strain to hold'itin the latch. The tendency ofsuch strain is to bring the eye 10 into pressing engagement with the top4, but in Fig. 1 and associated figures, the top 4 is an integral bridgepiece connecting the two side members 3, wherefore the top I, eventhough of very thin stock, is effectively resistant to the strains towhich it is subjected. gral top or bridge piece 4 and the integralbottom piece 5, as well as the integral end 6, efiectively resist anyside strains brought upon the housing by forces exerted sidewise uponthe pin 11.

In Fig. 4, the structure is the same as in Figs. 1, 2 and 3 except thatthe end 7 15 replaced by an end 7 movable toward and from the body ofthe housing about a connection to one of the side members 3 instead ofabout a connection to the bottom member 5 as in the preceding figures.In Fig. 1, that extremity of the end member or flap 7 forming a shoulderindicated at 12 is replaced in Fig. 4: by an end notch 12*, into whichthe pin 11 may seat when in the locked position.

In the structure shown in Fig. 5, an in tegral end member 7 replacesparts 7 or 7 of Figs. 1 and 4:, and the end member 6 is replaced by aflap 6 which may be bent to provide an entrance for the eye 10 of thepin and then bent back into place to hold the eye of the pin within thehousing.

In Fig. 5, the flap 6 is bendable about an integral connection with thetop 4 of the housing. In Fig. 6, the arrangement is the same as in Fig.5 except that the flap 6 is replaced by a flap 6 bendable about aconnection with one of the sides 3.

In the form shown in Fig. 7, the top 4: is replaced by a flap 4* havinga bendable connection with the end 6, and in Fig. 8, there is a flap 43having a bendable connection with one of the sides 3.

In all the forms shown, which may be taken as indicative of still otherforms of like nature, the housing has a narrow portion representingeither an end or a top integrally connected to the bottom or the top orone side of the housing, and bendable to provide an entrance to thehousin large enough to admit the eye end of the pin with the sides ofthe housing fixedly related one to the other at all times and spaced bya distance to snugly yet freely receive the eye end of the pin betweenthem, so that such eye end is embraced flatwise by the permanentlyjoined sides.

In each instance, the flap is no larger than is needed, to give entranceof the eye of the pin to the housing, and the flap is so located andjoined to the housing that no strains to which the pin is subjected inuse will move the flap toward the open position, even though the flapitself is merely bent against the remainder of the housing and in nowisespecially fastened thereto.

In ach form, the sides of the housing are permanently held togetheralong the major Moreover, the intepart of their margins, and henceefiectively resist side strains, permitting the whole housing to be madeof very thin stock. This is advantageous when relatively soft or pliablemetals are used, permitting the housing whenmade of an expensive metallike gold to be produced cheaply, because of the small amount of metalneeded. If the sides and other parts of the housing be made of heavyenough stock, they will resist side and other strains, even though thehousing be bent up into shape without the parts being permanentlyunited,'but in such event, the device is either too bulky, or in thecase ofcostly metals, is too expensive to be commercially successful incompetition with equally effective but lighter devices.

While the housing is shown as of rectangular contour, it is quitefeasible to round it more or less to avoid sharp corners, and it is tobe understood that the invention covers other than strictly rectangularhousings.

What is claimed is 1. In jewelry, a housing for inclosing a flatcircular eye atone end of a pin, comprising parallel side members andmarginal members, one of which constitutes a lid for an opening throughwhich the head of the pin is introduced into the housing, and the othermarginal members integrally coupling the side members throughout themajor portion of the margin of the housing, whereby the rigidityof thehousing is SuffiClGIlt to permit its formation from'thin stock withoutliability of the housing spreading and permitting the escape of the eyeof the pin.

2. In jewelry, a housing for inclosing a flat circular eye at oneend ofa pin, comprising parallel side members and top, bottom and end marginalmembers with one of the marginal members constituting a lid for anopening between the side members through which the head of the pin isintroduced into the housing, and the other marginal members integrallycoupling the side members and together forming the major part of themarginal portion of the housing.

3. In jewelry, a housing for pivotally mounting a pin with a fiatcircular eye at one end, comprising side members spaced apart to closelyembrace the sides of the eye of-the pin, and a top, a bottom and one endportion integrally coupling the corresponding portions of the sidemembers, and aflap at the other end of the housing fast to one sidemember and constituting a lid for the corresponding marginal portion ofthe housing to permit the introduction of the eye end of the pin intothe housing.-

4. In jewelry, 'a'housing for inclosing a flat circular eye on one endof a pin, comprising parallel side members spaced to closely embrace thesides of theeye of the pin, and top, bottom and end members closelyembracing the circumferential portions of the eye of the pin, with thetop, bottom and one end member of the housing integral with both sidemembers and the other end member constituting a flap of less length thanthe corresponding end of the housing and forming a lid movable to admitthe eye of the pin into the housing, and also movable against the sidemembers to then 10 hold the eye of the pin in the housing, the

flap constituting a shoulder forming a stop for the pin.

In testimony, that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixedmy signa ture in the presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM H. TAYLOR. [1,. s.]

Witnesses:

J OSEPH A. LATHAM, W. HALL WAGoNnR.

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